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KO08 · Colusa County Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KO08 FAA O08 Elev 50 ft Lat 39° 10.74' N Lon 121° 59.58' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 151.1° 3,000 ft 60 ft ASP Yes —
31 331.1° 3,000 ft 60 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR OAKLAND CNTR 132.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS ON AND IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·BE ALERT TO BLDG 120 FT AGL 1000 FT WEST.
  • ·(E81) RWY EXIT LGTS ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,000 ops in 1992

2024 total

28,000

10-yr total

280,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.19

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-01-07 Beech A36 · Weather IMC · day →
2010-05-18 Cessna 210 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1987-11-13 Cessna T210M · Other · IMC · night →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 7 nm
Scott Roberson Chico CA 36 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Lincoln CA 37 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 39 nm
Joshua Beckham Mcclellan CA 42 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Mcclellen CA 42 nm
Robert Frankovich Sacramento CA 44 nm
Mark William Montague Auburn CA 46 nm
Michael Bruce Traud Mather CA 50 nm
Justin Chaffin Red Bluff CA 61 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ritch Dave Hollingsworth Colusa CA 2 nm
Douglas Charles Kinkle Colusa CA 2 nm
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 7 nm
Benjamin Robert Mayes Williams CA 7 nm
Nicholas Mark Richter Maxwell CA 11 nm
Carin Cooper Batham Yuba City CA 17 nm
David Allen Lane Yuba City CA 17 nm
Warren Edwin Williams Yuba City CA 17 nm
Michael Robert York Yuba City CA 17 nm
Frederick Eugene Young Yuba City CA 17 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Douglas Charles Kinkle Colusa CA 2 nm
Sherman Dean Macpherson Colusa CA 2 nm
Gene Allen Muir Colusa CA 2 nm
Dennis Eugene Stephens Colusa CA 2 nm
Robbie Micheal Barnes Colusa CA 2 nm
Lucas David Harvey Colusa CA 2 nm
Buddy Gary Umfress Meridian CA 5 nm
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 7 nm
Anthony James Koualczuk Williams CA 7 nm
Peter Daniel King Williams CA 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 35 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 36 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 40 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 42 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 44 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 49 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 55 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 60 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 68 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 68 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.